Contents

Epigraph

Prologue

Part 1

   Chapter 1 - Double Negatives

   Chapter 2 - The Friendly City

   Chapter 3 - In the Beginning

   Chapter 4 - Thirty-five Candles

   Chapter 5 - Just a Trim

   Chapter 6 - The Hobby Shop

   Chapter 7 - Pressure

   Chapter 8 - School Days

   Chapter 9 - Breaking Down

   Chapter 10 - Just Like a Normal Boy

   Chapter 11 - The Other Foot

   Chapter 12 - Leakfast

   Chapter 13 - Daddy Knows the Great Unknown

Part 2

   Chapter 14 - Fighting Back

   Chapter 15 - The City’s Conscience

   Chapter 16 - Waking Up Is Hard to Do

   Chapter 17 - A Great Big Can ofWorms

   Chapter 18 - Mixed Messages

   Chapter 19 - Waking Up Is Hard to Do Part II

   Chapter 20 - Mr. Ware

   Chapter 21 - The Funk

   Chapter 22 - There’s Always Something

   Chapter 23 - A Kindred Spirit

   Chapter 24 - A Gesture

   Chapter 25 - The Man of the House

   Chapter 26 - Responsibilities

   Chapter 27 - Judgment Day

   Chapter 28 - Get Your Black Ass Up!

   Chapter 29 - End Game

   Chapter 30 - Pappy

Afterword

Resources

Acknowledgments

Copyright